Mine-car lubricator.



C. GOYN.

MiNE CAR LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, ms.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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C. GOYN.

MINE CAR LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1915.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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Patented Nov.- 9, 1915.

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C. GOYN.

MINE CAR LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, I915.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTCE.

CHARLES GOYN, OF GORHAM, COLORADO.

MINE-CAR LUBRICATOR.

Application filed February 20, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES GoYN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gorham, in the county of Boulder and State of Colorado, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Mine-Car Lubricators, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an apparatus for lubricating the wheels of minecars, and its object is to provide a simple, reliable and eificient typeof apparatus for oiling the wheels of passing cars automatically.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view ofthe apparatus, showing the parts in normal position. Fig. 2 is a similarview showing the parts in lubricating position. Figs. 3 and a are sideelevations of the parts as respectively shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5is a sectional end elevation on line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a planview of one of the lubricating devices on an enlarged scale and showingthe parts just prior to assuming working positions. Fig. 7 is a verticallongitudinal section through the same. Figs. 8 and 9 are verticaltransverse sections on the lines 88 and 9-9 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is anenlarged detail View of one of the nozzles and coacting parts. Fig. 11is a view illustrating in full and dotted lines the opera tion of one ofthe actuating or shifting levers. Fig. 12 is a view illustrating in fulland dotted lines the action of one of the laterally movable frames. Fig.13 is a View showing the pump actuating mechanism.

The apparatus may be arranged in practice at any suitable point alongthe trackway of a mine railway system, but preferably in proximity tothe tipple, and comprises a frame structure composed of a. pair ofparallel longitudinal beams 1 arranged on opposite sides of the track 2and carried by brackets or hangers 3, extending laterally from sideframes 1, supported in front by brackets or hangers 5 from the groundties of the trackway or any other suitable foundation, from which thebeams 1 may also be properly supported and reinforced.

The side frames 4 are arranged on op- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Serial No. 9,712.

posite sides of the trackway and each includes a pair of longitudinalguide or track bars or rails 6. From the outer rails of the two sets ofrails 6 rise sets of standards or uprights 7 and 8, acting as fixed cammembers, stops or contact devices.

Arranged for sliding travel on the bars or rails 6 are carriages 9, eachcomprising upper and lower main bars or strips 10 and 11, which areconnected at their rear ends by a yoke 12, having guide portions 12which slidably engage the rails, and at their forward ends by a slottedguide member or bracket 13, the forward end of the carriage beingslidably supported by a yoke 1d fixed to the rails 6 and having a guideportion through which the lower main bar or strip 11 is adapted to slideor reciprocate.

The upper bar 10 of each carriage is provided with a central upstandingguide lug 15 which is apertured for the passage of a guide bolt or stem16 which rigidly connects two parallel longitudinal side plates orpieces 17 and 18, which are further connected and held in spacedrelation by suitable end bolts and spacing sleeves 19, thus forming alateral sliding valve actuating member or frame 20 which is adapted tocontrol the movements of the oil controlling valves, as hereinafterdescribed.

The laterally movable controlling devices or frames 20 formed by theplates 17 and 18 and parts associated therewith, as above described, arenormally held in retracted position by a spring 21 surrounding the guidebolt 16 between the lug 15 and outer side plate 18, said spring beingcompressed and placed under tension when the controlling device is movedinwardly to retract or move said controlling device outwardly again.Secured to the outer side plate 18 of the controlling device 20 aretwospaced cam members 22, each comprising a strip having inclined orangularly disposed end portions a and an intermediate shoe or contactsurface at. These cam members lie, when the carriage is in normalposition, in rear of the stops or contacts 7 and 8 and are adapted whenthe carriage is moved forwardly to engage the respective stops orcontacts, whereby the controlling device 20 will be forced laterallyinward by the engagement of the forward inclined ends a of said camswith the sections united by a T-union 24, is mounted uponthe carriageand extends between thev bars or strips 11 and 12 and has its endportions passing upwardly through open-.'

lngs in the upper bar 10 and terminating in right angularly andlaterally bent outlet portions or extremities 25. These outlet portionsor extremities of the pipe 23 form guides for the ends 26 of the innerplate 17 of the controlling device, which are extended and provided withguide apertures27 and are adapted to contact with stop flanges 28 on thesaid outlets 25, the controlling device thus being slidably mounted orsupported by the guide bolt 16 .and the discharge ends of the oil feedpipe.

-' ,for engagement and coincidence with the oil Carried by the ends ofthe side plate 17 are guide tubes or sleeves. 29, which receivedetachable nozzles 30 provided with abutment heads 31, and .conical ends32, adapted receiving boxes or apertures in the axles 33 of a mine car34 when the latter is brought into oil receiving or lubricatingposition. Each'nozzle is fittedto slide within its guide "xsleeve andupon the coacting outlet end of the oilfeed pipe and is provided with alongitudinal groove 34 receiving a screw 35 upon the sleeve, wherebysaid nozzle, which is normally-held pressed outward by a cushioningspring 36, is permitted to have slid- :parrier or controlling device ismoved inwardly and the nozzles pushed back or withingmotion both withand independently of the nozzle carrying and controlling device 20, sothat it may properly adjust itself. with relation to the oil boxes orreceiving open vsings of the axles, to conform to variations orirregularities which may exist[ Spring controlled feed valves 37 areprovided in the outlets 25 to control the discharge of oil, which valvesare opened when the nozzle in the sleeves 29, so that the flow of oilwill be automatically let on when the controlling devices are proiectedinto lubricating position and cut off when the controlling devices areretracted. Pivotally supported by the beam, as at 38, arebell cranklevers 39, having outwardly and horizontally extending arms 40 carryingbolts 41 which slidably and mpivotally' engage the slotted guide members1.3-,of the respective carriages at the opposite.

transverse' shaft 56.

sides of the track way. The vertical arms of these bell crank levers areslotted at their lower ends and below their pivots to slidably andpivotally receive bolts43 upon a cross bar 44, whereby-the two bellcrank levers are coupled for movements in unison. These bell cranklevers have the upper ends of their vertical arms or body portionsarranged inthe path of the wheels 34 or suit able contactson-eaoh bar,it hereby in the forward travel of the car over the track the bell cranklevers will be swung forwardly,

thereby shifting the carriages forwardly and adiustingthe controllingand lubricat-' ing devices to lubricating position, inwhich. positionthey willbe held .by the stopsor. contacts 7 and .8 and thefresistanceofthe levers and connected parts for movement.

back to normal position. Thus, it will. be understood that wh'ena cartraveling forward from the tipple, for instance, comes m contact withthe levers, latter will be de"-., pressed or swung downwardly and for--wardly and the lubricating devices will be moved into lubricatingposition, the car: rlages and IlOZZlQSQIIlOVlIlQ, forwardly with the caruntil the axles have been lubricated When the and the levers fullydepressed. car passes beyond thelubricating point, it comes into contact.With retracting levers 45 pivoted to the beams orrails:1,'and which arecoupled to the bell crank levers by con-.

necting rods 46, whereby the-bell crank le-:

vers will be rocked'backyto return the car-.

riages to normal position,.thusresetting the...

lubricating devices forfurther ,i otionyafter.

lubricating one car, ready for thenext car to. .i

come into lubricating position andto befur- It. Wlll nished with asupply of lubricant.

be evident that the levers'45 are set for action to return thecarriagesto normal position bythe forward movement of the carriages tolubricating position, and during the period. of their lubricatingaction... Y

The unions 24. of thefe'ed pipes are connected by hose pipes. 47. or'fother flexible pipes with the outlet of. a puinpcylinder 48,,

having its inlet connected bya'supplv'pipe venient proximity. to.the-lubricating apparatus.

with rack teeth 53 and movable through a guide 54. and meshing with agear 55 on a This. shaft also carriesa gear57 meshing with rack teeth 58on a; pitman rod 59-movable through "a guide 60. and pivotedto the crossbar 44, as shownat 61. It will-thus be understood. that when thelubricating devices are moved toilubrithe gearing just described,will-be operated 49 with a storage tank or other primary 7 source of oilsupplyT49 located: inany- :con-

1155'.- The pump piston "50- is suitably mounted in" the trackway upon abase frame or support 51 and has its rod 52 provided cating position,-the. pump. piston, through on its expulsion stroke to discharge a chargeof oil from the cylinder which is forced to the feed pipes for thelubricating action, and that wicn the'lubricating devices are returnedto normal position the pump piston will be moved on its suction stroketo draw in a fresh charge of oil for the succeeding expulsion operation.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying draw ings, the construction and mode of operation of myimproved lubricating apparatus will be readily understood. and it willbe evident that by its use the axles of cars may be rapidly andautomatically lubricated without any material loss of time, and with agreat reduction of time and labor over the ordinary practice of handoiling. F urthermo-re, it will be seen that the invention provides anapparatus which is controlled in action by the car itself, thus insuringthorough reliability and efficiency, as well as a reduction in thenumber of attendants required to keep the apparatus in working order.

In practice, the beams 1 may be replaced by or form the ordinary trackrails of the trackway and the pump may be fitted in any suitable mannerin the road bed.

It will, of course, also beunderstood that the bell crank levers andretracting levers may be operated directly or indirectly by the wheelsor other portions of the cars.

I claim 1. In a car axle lubricator, the combination of lubricatingnozzles, frame supports, carriages on said frame supports, laterallymovable controlling devices on the carriages and carrying said nozzles,means for projecting and retracting the nozzles on reverse motions ofthe carriage, and car controlled means for moving the carriage inreverse directions.

2. A car lubricating device including a frame structure; a carriagemovable forwardly and backwardly upon said structure, a controllingdevice mounted for lateral movement on the carriage, nozzles carried bysaid controlling device, means for projecting and retracting thecontrolling device on the forward and backward movements of thecarriage, and car controlled means for operating the carriage.

3. A car lubricating apparatus including a frame structure, a carriagemovable back and forth upon said frame structure, car controlled meansfor operating said carriage, a controlling device movable laterally backand forth upon the carriage when the same is advanced and retracted, andoil supply nozzles carried by said controlling device.

4. A car axle lubricator including a frame structure, a carriage movableback and forth upon the frame structure, car controlled means foradvancing and retracting said carriage, a controlling device on thecarriage movable laterally to projected and retracted positions when thecarriage is advanced and retracted, and nozzles mounted upon thecarriage for sliding motion and a self-adjusting action.

5. A. car axle lubricator including a frame structure, a carriagemovable back and forth thereon, a controlling device movable back andforth laterally of the carriage when the latter is retracted andadvances, car controlled means for advancing and retracting thecarriage, nozzles slidably mounted upon the controlling device, andcushioning springs controlling said nozzle.

6. A car axle lubricator including a frame structure, a carriage movablebackward and forward thereon, a spring retracted controlling devicemovable laterally upon the carriage, means upon the frame structure foradvancing said controlling device when the carriage is advanced andreleasing the controlling device for retraction when the carriage isretracted, oil supply nozzles mounted upon said controlling device, andcar controlling means for advancing and retracting the carriage.

7. A car axle lubricator including a frame structure, a carriage movableback and forth thereon, a spring retracted controlling device movablelaterally on the carriage, means upon the frame structure for advancingsaid controlling device when the carriage is advanced and releasing itfor retraction when the carriage is retracted, car controlled means foradvancing and retracting the carriage, nozzles slidably mounted upon thecontrolling device, and cushioning springs backing said nozzles.

8. A car axle lubricator including a frame structure, a carriage movablebackward and forward thereon, a spring retracted con trolling devicemovable laterally of the carriage, contact means on the frame structurefor advancing the controlling device when the carriage is advanced andreleasing it for retraction when the carriage is retracted, an oil feedpipe having valved outlets, and spring projected nozzles mounted on thecontrolling device and governing said valved outlets.

9. A car axle lubricating apparatus including suitable supporting means,oppositely disposed reciprocating carriages, laterally movablelubricating devices mounted on the carriages, primary and secondarylevers adapted to be operated by a car for advancing and retracting thecarriages, said primary levers being coupled to the carriages, aconnection between the primary levers, and connections between theprimary levers and the secondary levers.

10. In a car axle lubricator, a car-controlled longitudinally movablecarriage, a

1 car-controlled nozzles controlling the valves In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES GOYN.

lubricating device movable laterally of the carriage, means actuated bythe longitudinal movements of the carriage for moving said lubricatingdevice, valved oil supply outlets carried by said device, and movableWitnesses:

SPIKEL J. I'IORTNORGLE,

of said supply outlets. G-UY- A. ADAMS.

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